Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Le Roy, Julien
Entities
Categories
Description
Verge watch, in later silvered case.
MOVEMENT: Full plate movement engraved 'Jn le Roy' A PARIS no 11096', and 'Jn LEROY' and 'A PARIS' painted on the dial. Balance bridge pierced and engraved, 4 'C' pierced on table and lace edge, polished steel coquette. Silver regulation dial with Turkish lettering. Steel balance. Engraved counter potance foot on plate. Straight diamond shaped fusee iron post. Polished steel case bolt with conical end, nib under dial. Adjustable potance. Counter potance with polished steel end piece. Pillar plate with four five-sided baluster pillars. Centre wheel recessed, third wheel bridge, small hole in plate for contrate arbour and small square hole for third wheel pinion. Under dial, centre recessed to case bolt spring, outer stamped '11096'. Fusee and chain, one lip on barrel, set-up click between plates. Verge escapement. Anti-clockwise train, third wheel next to top plate.
DIAL: White enamel on copper, with a gold centre that is chased, and with green enamel leaves and white enamel name segments at 6 and 12 o'clock. Counter enamel with white 'F' and three feet. On the outer side of the dial are radial Turkish 5 min. figures, ladder min. ring, with small dots at 5 mins., radial Turkish chapters, applied gold fleur-de-lis half hour marks. Scalloped edge, gold centre with chased floral design with green enamel leaves and two white enamel sectors under 12, and above 6 o'clock. Top sector with Jn. LEROY, and with bottom sector with 'A. PARIS' in black.
HANDS: Blued steel with diamond shaped swell.
CASE: Consular, silvered brass. Back and bezel engraved with floral design, body with scalloped edge. The case hing has a too narrow centre, second case bolt slot. Short, slightly tapered, cylindrical pendent with spherical top deeply chased, with vertical lines, slightly twisted. Chased stirrup bow.
Legal notes
Frank Gray Smart Bequest
Components of the work
Case
composed of
brass (alloy)
( silvered)
Diameter 51 mm
Height 59.75 mm
Thickness 24.5 mm
Dial
composed of
enamel
( white, green)
Fusee Post
composed of
iron
Regulation Dial
composed of
silver
Balance, Hands
composed of
steel
Coquette, Case Bolt
composed of
steel
Movement (top Plate)
Diameter 36 mm
Movement (pillar Plate)
Diameter 37.25 mm
Movement (pillar)
Height 7.25 mm
Coqueret
Decoration
Edges
Hands
Movement
Techniques used in production
Enamelling
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: appears on the plate movement and dial
- Text: Jn le Roy A PARIS
- Method of creation: Engraved, painted
- Type: Maker's name
- Text: 11096
- Location: Movement, under dial
- Method of creation: Engraved, stamped
- Type: Number
Identification numbers
Accession number: M/P.5-1913
Primary reference Number: 207139
Watch number: 11096
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Friday 27 November 2015
Updated: Wednesday 14 March 2018
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
